What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFTER LANDING FAS SAID OIL SMELL IN THE BACK WAS BAD, STARTED ONFINAL APPROACH. MAINTENANCE CLEANED APU DIFFUESER ELBOW IAW J/C 26T31049006.
- Difficulty date
- April 30, 2025
- Submitted
- May 12, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N104UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 863
- Aircraft time
- 66,672 hours, 39,366 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Elbow
- Part number
- D4918529401400
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.